Presidential Proclamation on H-1B Visa Program Abuse and Worker Replacement Concerns
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Summary
A presidential proclamation addressing systemic abuse of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, stating that it has been exploited to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign labor rather than supplementing the workforce as intended. The proclamation highlights concerns about economic and national security implications of this widespread practice.
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The large-scale replacement of American workers through systemic abuse of the program has undermined both our economic and national security.
Some employers, using practices now widely adopted by entire sectors, have abused the H-1B statute
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created to bring temporary workers into the United
